Got a albino checkered born in June. Pet store guy said he got most of the clutch to eat pinkies, but the three he had left wouldn't. I've had him about three weeks and he eats guppies no problem. Not interested in worms though. Odd, huh? Anyway, I would like to get him on pinkies be he seems too small. How old should a garter be before it could eat a pinkie? (I could try pinkie parts I guess.) Thanks.
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How Old to Eat a Pinkie?
Shnake
Nov 18, 2004 08:12 PM
Replies (4)
Anole16
Nov 19, 2004 04:46 PM
Basically you should try to get them to eat pinkies as soon as they can eat them with no problem.
aliceinwl
Nov 20, 2004 03:36 AM
I think my western terrestrial was only about 7 inches when I gave him his first pinki.
-Alice
aliceinwl
Nov 20, 2004 03:39 AM
Start with day old pinks since they are the smallest. If it still refuses, try killing the pinki and braining it, sometimes this will trigger a feeding response. Otherwise, if it's eating fish, worms etc. try rubbing these on the pinki. Sometimes it helps if you use a prekilled pinki and wash it prior to scenting it.
-Alice
mattcbiker
Dec 03, 2004 01:40 PM
They can eat them at a very young age. Wait until the snake is hungry, thaw out a small pinky, rub it on the head with a fish that it normally eats, and I'm sure it'll hungrily chow it down.
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Matt from Minnesota
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